Oluatoyin Alleyne

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Mortlyn Benjamin and her six children stand in front of their modest Port Kaituma home.

Single mother struggles to provide for children

For forty-seven-year-old Mortlyn Benjamin it is certainly a ‘hard knock life’ and while she may have given up hope of ever finding betterment for herself, she has a burning desire for her children to experience what it is “to live a better life than this.”

Nearing completion: The Guyana Veterans Foundation Rest Home in Essequibo Road, Lamaha Springs. (Photo by Orlando Charles)

After 15 years, home for veterans nears completion

Fifteen years after an ex-captain of the Guyana Defence Force (GDF) had an idea for a home to be built for former military men who had fallen on hard times in their twilight years, the Guyana Veterans Foundation Rest Home is finally nearing completion.

Timber cocaine switched ships

The container busted in Jamaica last week with $700M in cocaine was switched to the MV Vega Azurit after being originally booked to leave these shores on another ship, according to Commissioner of Forests, James Singh.

June Azore

Conditions at women’s lock-ups inhumane

With mounting complaints about the condition of the East La Penitence lock-ups, where female detainees are forced to sleep on the concrete floor and endure the stench of filthy toilets, women’s rights groups and the local human rights body are urging the relevant authority to rectify the situation.

Jumo aims to please every single fan

Jumo ‘Rubber Waist’ Primo is a performer who knows what his audience needs and he always strives to give it them because for him even one unsatisfied fan means that he is not good enough.

A section of the crowd at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence during Saturday night’s Kasif and Shanghai final. (Orlando Charles photo)

Fear, safety and the Kashif and Shanghai final

Alpha United and Pele put on a good show to bring the curtain down on the 21st tournament of the Kashif & Shanghai (K&S) tournament but I left the Guyana National Stadium, Providence with my emotions in a turmoil ranging from anger to  fear and disappointment which had absolutely nothing to do with the match.

Up close: Two young supporters of Dr Faith Harding getting a closer look at the PNCR presidential hopeful during yesterday’s informal session at Parade Ground.

Hopeful Harding rolls out campaign to win PNCR vote

Dr Faith Harding, who is contesting to be the main opposition PNCR’s presidential candidate, launched the local leg of her campaign yesterday while declaring herself the most qualified of the candidates to lead the party into next year’s election.

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